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β-Caryophyllene, a Compound Isolated from the Biblical Balm of Gilead (Commiphora gileadensis), Is a Selective Apoptosis Inducer for Tumor Cell Lines. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012 The biblical balm of Gilead (Commiphora gileadensis) was investigated in this study for anticancerous activity against tumor cell lines. The results obtained from ethanol‐based extracts and from essential oils indicated that β‐caryophyllene (trans‐(1R,9S)‐8‐methylene‐4,11,11‐trimethylbicyclo[7.2.0]undec‐4‐ene) is a key component in essential oils ...
Amiel E +5 more
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The Translator’s Paradox [PDF]
Interlitteraria, 2016 This paper will focus on the translators as their situation has proved to be more and more difficult in France. With examples, we want to consider how one’s position has evolved in the publishing world from the 16th century to the present. Looking at the
Anne-Marie Le Baillif
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O PROBLEMA DE FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS
Colloquium Exactarum, 2018 Neste trabalho apresentamos uma solução para o problema proposto pelo matemático Flavius Josephus, no primeiro século depois de Cristo. De acordo com lenda, um grupo de rebeldes, dentre eles Josephus, foram encurralados em uma caverna pelo exército ...
Felippe Calsavara Gonçalves +1 more
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Protokolle zur Bibel, 2016 The order of nature is a central element of Josephus’ „ideology“, that expresses itself in Josephus’ interpretation of biblical texts, but to which modern readers have no other direct access.
Johanna Erzberger
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Cannibal Maria in the Siege of Jerusalem: New approaches
Religion Compass, Volume 17, Issue 12, December 2023., 2023 Abstract This essay traces the far‐reaching legend of Maria/Miriam of Bethezuba, sometimes called Mary, Marie, or Marion, a starving Jewish woman who (according to Flavius Josephus's The Jewish War) ate her own baby during the 70 CE Roman Siege of Jerusalem.
Mo Pareles
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What can Nabataean Aramaic tell us about Pre‐Islamic Arabic?
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 158-172, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Nabataean Aramaic contains a large number of loanwords from Arabic. Together with other evidence, this has been taken as an indication that the Nabataeans used Aramaic as a written language only, while a Pre‐Islamic variety of Arabic was their spoken language.
Benjamin D. Suchard
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Messiah, King, Prophet: priestly ideology in the Jewish War by Josephus Flavius and in intertestamental literature [PDF]
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2019 The Jewish War by Josephus Flavius is a unique source that describes the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD and the loss of the Jews’ independence. Its special feature is the role of the priests as an elite group that occupy the central position in the events ...
Aleksandra Sgonnova
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Warszawskie Studia Teologiczne, 2022 The article aims to present and analyze the reinterpretation of the circumstances of the reconnaissance in Canaan in the texts of De vita Moysis Philo of Alexandria and Antiquitates Judaicae by Joseph Flavius. The text focuses on the theft of fruit from
Mateusz Wyrzykowski
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Orbis Litterarum, Volume 78, Issue 5, Page 421-440, October 2023., 2023 Abstract Early modern French dramas c.1550–1660 stage a multitude of female figures. Two of the most popular were the Greek‐Egyptian ruler Cleopatra and the Carthaginian noblewoman Sophonisbe who all in all appear in no less than 13 French tragedies from this period including some of the period's most important ones.
Anastasia Ladefoged Larn +1 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 211-219, March 2021., 2021 Ancient burial caves represent some of the most important sources of information on human history. In a world heritage site in Israel, such caves are under threat due to tree root growth penetrating from the ceilings and causing a risk of cave collapse.
Gilad Jakoby +6 more
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